Idea: Luminous and Carbon remake

sergioad

@ruckage @lilbud @lipebello I am not asking you to making it but.... What do you think about my guidelines?

chicuelo

There are so many good themes out there so I think those two are ok for a basic install. If you have something in mind you can procede with some sketches and ask for help in the forum. I could accomplish my theme thanks lot of users here.

sergioad

@chicuelo thanks! Sadly I have not the equipment to do so, that is why I am asking for it but I also have comprehensive guidelines for both; the themes would reuse most of the original assets, but also bringing the mentioned changes

As for the many other themes I know, right now I am using strilling by retrohursty plus Carbon's scroll sounds which replaces the need for Luminous but even then I feel like both themes need an update in order to show up what ES is truelly capable and specialy in Carbon's case since it is the default theme in a ftesh RetroPie image

lilbud

@sergioad I think they look fine with the ribbon as is.

I look into adding the custom collection logos and I'll update soon.

lilbud

@sergioad Try giving this a shot

https://mega.nz/#!EkQhVQ4J!acAIhC-52_pN2L9knfJtF9cHgqTHDxs0hn2V6vcj1sg

Modified copy of the Luminous theme

I added the custom collections, and modified the theme to use one xml with variables. So the logo is loaded from the main xml, and the color is a variable now.

I have absolutely no idea if this theme will actually work, (Haven't had a pi up and running in over a year.) Give it a shot either way.

cyperghost

@lilbud Nice to see you back ;)

@sergioad

How I see the future of RetroPie's default theming in the future?
I see both Carbon and Luminous preinstalled in RetroPie 4.5, and with them both a matching Luminous image and video splas screen

Then give the Switch-theme of lilibud a chance. This is imho the easiest theme to modify and to create new systems for it and best .... and if you see the XML-code there is no redundancy. Clean coded but functional.

lilbud

@cyperghost Thank you

I've been uninvolved for the better part of the last year cause my dog ate my SD card and I didn't get one until recently. I did buy one, but it had to go to my phone due to my last one dying.

So because all of that, I just haven't had either of my pis set up (neither Arcade Cabinet or main one.) Been busy with a lot of other stuff over the last year.

mitu

@lilbud said in Idea: Luminous and Carbon remake:

my dog ate my SD card

That's why you get a dog and not a cat !

sergioad

@lilbud Thank you very much ;)

sergioad

@lilbud take two tops of two water buttles (the part where you screw the cap) and two caps, stick both with hot glue and you will have the perfect container for SDs

lilbud

@sergioad I use an old cookie tin for sd cards and flash drives.

I left the sd card on my desk and went to see what my mom wanted. My dog came in, snatched the sd card, and destroyed.

This is also the same dog who got her head stuck in a box of peanut butter crackers.

sergioad

@lilbud Ohhh... I see... I hipe you get back soon man